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    "id": 479833,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "I want to recommend that the national Government can take 60 per cent, the county government 20 per cent and even the local communities can take 20 per cent. They are the owners of that region. In my view, I also feel that we cannot just allow the county governments alone to handle everything. I have seen several times what has happened in my area where the county government has actually managed geothermal and even solar energy. I see them bringing investors without the knowledge of the local people. They sign agreements without the involvement of the local communities. So, we should involve county governments and communities. I happened to have worked in North Eastern Province in the beginning of oil exploration in 1980s. These companies were sometimes accused of depositing toxic waste in the area without the knowledge of the local people. We need to ensure that local people are involved from the start of exploration. In areas where there are group ranches or trust land, they set one community against another. They collude with some opinion leaders and other people to rise against their elders who have signed contracts. So, we need to have openness. We should make sure that the law does a lot of sensitization so that we can assist the communities. The communities should know that they have a share; they have a specific amount of share when these resources are exploited. Lastly, when these local people are used to work in those areas, the Bill must guarantee that there will be insurance for them. Companies employ people and when they get hurt, they are not paid benefits. They are not compensated when their health is affected by the nature of work that they do. I want to conclude by saying that I support and I will bring amendments."
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